Palm Valley vs Rio Hondo

A side-by-side comparison of Palm Valley and Rio Hondo: population, income, housing, and more.

Palm Valley and Rio Hondo are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rio Hondo has the higher population (1,970 vs 1,650 in Palm Valley). Palm Valley has the higher median household income ($92,000 vs $60,000 in Rio Hondo). Palm Valley has the higher median home value ($264,400 vs $94,700 in Rio Hondo).

Population, income & housing

	Palm Valley	Rio Hondo
Population	1,650	1,970
Median age	47.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$92,000	$60,000
Median home value	$264,400	$94,700
Median gross rent	$1,225	$834
Housing units	719	842
Homeownership rate	76.5%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palm Valley	Rio Hondo
Population	1,557 → 1,650 (+6.0%)	2,640 → 1,970 (-25.4%)
Median household income	$74,087 → $92,000 (+24.2%)	$35,143 → $60,000 (+70.7%)
Median home value	$172,500 → $264,400 (+53.3%)	$69,500 → $94,700 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,225 (+23.6%)	$664 → $834 (+25.6%)

Palm Valley

Population

1,5571,650

Median household income

$74,087$92,000

Median home value

$172,500$264,400

Median gross rent

$991$1,225

Rio Hondo

Population

2,6401,970

Median household income

$35,143$60,000

Median home value

$69,500$94,700

Median gross rent

$664$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palm Valley	Rio Hondo
Under 5	4.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	20.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	5.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	8.5%
75 and over	14.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palm Valley	Rio Hondo
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	7.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	8.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	43.3%	91.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palm Valley	Rio Hondo
No high school diploma	10.3%	27.6%
High school graduate	21.9%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palm Valley	Rio Hondo
Drove alone	71.6%	80.8%
Carpooled	18.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palm Valley	Rio Hondo
1-unit, detached	84.0%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Palm Valley	Rio Hondo
Poverty rate	5.4%	19.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1981	1985